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Environmental Ergonomics XII<br />

Igor B. Mekjavic, Stelios N. Kounalakis & Nigel A.S. Taylor (Eds.), © BIOMED, Ljubljana <strong>2007</strong><br />

soldiers might have already, to some extent, acclimatized to winter climate during the<br />

preceding weeks.<br />

In conclusion, peripheral skin temperatures decreased to low levels, especially during combat<br />

shooting, increasing the risk of deterioration of manual dexterity and decreasing blood flow in<br />

the feet. Individual characteristic of cold or warm fingers seemed to persist throughout the<br />

manoeuvre in the cold. No local acclimatization to cold was seen during the manoeuvre.<br />

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